Hoping this adorably delightful young lady has a great day with her family and friends,and may the coming year bring her much joy and happiness!!!

Her selection as one of the voices in the anime series 'AKB0048' was certainly a highlight for Mao chan, but she had the guts to tryout for the part, and deserved her success!! She voiced the role of 横溝 真琴 / Makoto Yokomizo,described as " A timid and easily scared sixteen year old girl, who often worries and thinks negatively." Mao is also a very fine artist.

This is a short clip from the news when the voice cast was selected for 'AKB0048'. You can tell Mao was overwhelmedby being chosen. Glad she had the 'Audacity of Hope' and tried out!!! (watch, starting about the 1:00 mark for Mao)